Car Clubs Business or Charity

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1 Car Clubs Business or Charity TRICS 2005 Conference Achieving Sustainable Growth Dirk van Dijl

2 The day will come when the whole notion of car ownership is antiquated. The whole notion of you owning a car won t be appealing: you will own access to mobility.. drivers of the future will prefer to rely on pools of cars which they share with others and to which they would have convenient access.

3 The day will come when the whole notion of car ownership is antiquated. The whole notion of you owning a car won t be appealing: you will own access to mobility.. drivers of the future will prefer to rely on pools of cars which they share with others and to which they would have convenient access. Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford Motors

4 Agenda What is a car club, who is CityCarClub and how does it work Is the UK market suitable for car clubs Can car clubs be self sustainable What are the dangers for car clubs Business or charity

5 What is a car club? A group of people sharing the use of a collection of cars

6 CityCarClub Established in 1999 as the first commercial car club operator in the UK Operations in London, Edinburgh, Brighton, Bristol and Huddersfield Opening up in Bath, Lichfield and Portsmouth this month Some 150 cars

7 How does it work? Become a member

8 How does it work? Become a member Book a car

9 How does it work? Become a member Book a car Access the car with a smart card

10 How does it work? Become a member Book a car Access the car with a smart card Enter PIN and drive off

11 Is the UK suitable for car clubs

12 Is the UK suitable for car clubs We love our cars more than any other country

13 Is the UK suitable for car clubs We love our cars more than any other country Car ownership in the UK is lower than in the US, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain and Sweden Source: Statistical Yearbook of the UNECE 2005 [PDF, 107 KB]

14 Is the UK suitable for car clubs Our public transport is no good

15 Is the UK suitable for car clubs Our public transport is no good Compared to who?

16 Is the UK suitable for car clubs

17 Is the UK suitable for car clubs More active government than most countries

18 Is the UK suitable for car clubs More active government than most countries Congestion charging Road user charging Fuel prices Controlled parking zones Parking ratios

19 Can car clubs be self sustainable

20 Can car clubs be self sustainable No the unsuccessful car clubs are Unfocused Rural Subject to well intentioned interventions Stagnating Have little environmental impact Do not reduce congestion

21 Can car clubs be self sustainable Yes the successful car clubs are Commercial Unregulated Given space to develop Growing fast Have a positive impact on the environment Reduce congestion

22 Car clubs around the world Country Club Organization Comments Switzerland Mobility Cooperative Marginally profitable; lots of outside support Austria Denzel Drive Commercial Unknown Germany various Mostly cooperative Dubious success; lots of state (DB) intervention Netherlands Greenwheels Commercial Profitable and expanding beyond borders US Zipcar Commercial Profitable and growing fast US Flexcar Commercial Profitable and growing fast

23 What are the dangers for car clubs Side issues Alternative fuels Types of vehicles Operating procedures

24 What are the dangers for car clubs Side issues Short termism Short contracts Flavour of the month investment Strategy changes

25 What are the dangers for car clubs Side issues Short termism Intervention Dictating rates Surveys

26 Are car clubs a business or a charity It must be a business if it is going to be successful Being a business is not at odds with the aims of car clubs Being a business gives car clubs focus

27 Are car clubs a business or a charity Car clubs are one element of public transport which can be self sustaining given a bit of pump priming Car clubs have started to grow dramatically since they have become commercial ventures

28 Some final thoughts Had Napoleon conquered the UK

29 Some final thoughts Had Napoleon conquered the UK London would have been called Bonaparteville

30 Some final thoughts Had Napoleon conquered the UK London would have been called Bonaparteville We would have spoken French or at least fluent Franglais

31 Some final thoughts Had Napoleon conquered the UK London would have been called Bonaparteville We would have spoken French or at least fluent Franglais We would not have been allowed to develop the English kitchen

32 Some final thoughts Had Napoleon conquered the UK London would have been called Bonaparteville We would have spoken French or at least fluent Franglais We would not have been allowed to develop the English kitchen But at least we would have been driving on the right!

33 Thank you for your attention Dirk van Dijl